The Best Terrence Malick Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1969 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Hidden Life (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Thin Red Line (1999) with $98.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Terrence Malick Box Office Hits
Terrence Malick's films have made $224M worldwide in total. The Thin Red Line (1999) is the biggest hit at $98.1M, ahead of The Tree of Life (2011) ($58.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Thin Red Line 1999 · Action $98.1M $36.4M dom. - 2
The Tree of Life 2011 · Drama $58.4M $13.3M dom. - 3
The New World 2005 · Adventure $49.3M $12.7M dom. - 4
A Hidden Life 2019 · Biography $4.65M $1.73M dom. - 5
Days of Heaven 1978 · Drama $3.49M $3.45M dom. - 6
To the Wonder 2013 · Drama $2.8M $588K dom. - 7
Song to Song 2017 · Drama $1.81M $444K dom. - 8
Knight of Cups 2016 · Drama $1.03M $566K dom. - 9
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience 2016 · Documentary $337K $55.4K dom. - 10
Badlands 1973 · Drama $54.4K
The Best Terrence Malick Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Terrence Malick has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and The Tree of Life (2011) is the pick of them.
The Best Terrence Malick Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Terrence Malick's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Terrence Malick Movies
The most recent films Terrence Malick is credited on, newest first — starting with A Hidden Life (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Hidden Life 2019 · Director
- Song to Song 2017 · Director
- Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience 2016 · Director
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Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey 2016 · Director - Knight of Cups 2016 · Director
- To the Wonder 2013 · Director
- The Tree of Life 2011 · Director
- The New World 2005 · Director
- The Thin Red Line 1999 · Director
- Days of Heaven 1978 · Director
- Badlands 1973 · Director
The Best Terrence Malick Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Terrence Malick films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Terrence Malick movie?
A Hidden Life (2019) is the best-rated Terrence Malick film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Hidden Life: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Terrence Malick movie?
The Thin Red Line (1999) made the most at the box office, with $98.1M worldwide, followed by The Tree of Life (2011) with $58.4M. Together, Terrence Malick's films with box office figures have made $224M.
Which Terrence Malick movie won the most awards?
Days of Heaven (1978) is the most decorated Terrence Malick film, with 2 wins from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Terrence Malick drama movie?
The Tree of Life (2011) is the best-rated of Terrence Malick's drama films. In other genres: Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience (documentary), A Hidden Life (biography) and The New World (adventure).
What is the newest Terrence Malick movie?
The newest film on Terrence Malick's filmography is A Hidden Life (2019), directed by Terrence Malick.
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